Next week in Beverly Hills, several million dollars will be spent buying the pen-and-ink artwork behind the comics we love. Including some classic Batman art, and some Jack Kirby inks. Check out a gallery of the artwork that's for sale — with suggested bids totaling around $2 million.

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Comic book art has firmly entrenched itself in the world of fine art, with a page from Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns selling for half a million dollars earlier this year — and Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg were rumored to have been bidders.

Heritage Auctions' highlights for the three day event (which will be will be streamed live on the 15th through 17th). And bits for art from the collection of Jerry Robinson, the classic Batman artist who created the Joker and Penguin, have already surpassed the $200,000 mark, with a week to go.

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Let's take a look at some of the higher end pieces, along with some of the modern, less expensive pieces of art offered, including tidbits on each piece's historic significance and details as to why collectors these pieces of pencil and ink on paper so highly. Links are included if you decide to jump in on the bidding - I promise, not all of them are going to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Superman: 20th Century Painting by Alex Ross (1998)
The original art for the cover of Superman #1 never really existed, as it was pulled from a previously published splash page from Action Comics #10. Alex Ross was commissioned to use create this painting in the feeling of cover of Superman #1, with the painting used to create a series of lithographs and giclee prints. Bidding on this painting has already hit the $9k mark.

Return of the Jedi Adaptation Original Art by Al Williamson (Marvel)
On this page, Luke meets Yoda on Dagobah to finish his final bit of Jedi training. This page features art from one of Lucas' personal favorites, Al Williamson, one of the mainstays of EC Comics in the 1950s. Lucas is thought to have bought all of the pages Williamson created for the Star Wars series, making this quite the rare gem.

Teen Titans #28 Aqualad vs. Robin Cover by Nick Cardy (DC, 1970)
Arguably the best Silver Age Teen Titans cover, Agualad attacks Robin in the midst of a teenage quarrel. Bidding on this cover has already surpassed $10,000. Nick Cardy is not extremely well known in modern comic art circles, but his classic silver age work is treasured by collectors.

Wonder Woman #91 page 5 by Mike Deodato Jr. (DC, 1994)
Early Deodato Wonder Woman – has any artist made the series look so good? From the "The Contest" storyline, wherein Artemis challenges Wonder Woman for the throne, a storyline that brought Wonder Woman back to the forefront of the DC Trinity and contributed several members to her supporting cast.